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             American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

       in cooperation with the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V., Mannheim

                      SUPER ELECTION YEAR 1994 REPORTS

            Federal Election (Bundestagswahl) on October 16, 1994

                                  Number X

                               Part 2: Tables

Table of Contents

  1. Parteien zur Bundestagswahl
  2. Top Candidates
  3. Federal Election Results 1994
  4. Distribution of Seats
  5. Distribution of 2nd Vote
  6. Distribution of 1st Vote
  7. Distribution of Seats in the L�nder
        * First vote
        * Second vote
  8. Turnout and Distribution
  9. Party Strongholds
        * West
        * East
 10. Electoral District
 11. Comparison to 1990 in %
 12. Splitting the Vote
 13. Ballots to Social Groups
 14. The Most Important Issues in Germany
 15. Popularity of the Top Candidate
 16. Greater Competence in the Realm of Politics

                      PARTEIEN ZUR BUNDESTAGSWAHL 1994

                             (Political Parties)

CDU            Christlich Demokratische Union
               Deutschlands

SPD            Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands


F.D.P.         Freie Demokratische Partei

CSU            Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.

GR�NE          B�ndnis 90/Die Gr�nen

PDS            Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus

REP            Die Republikaner

APD            Autofahrer- und B�rgerinteressenpartei Deutschlands

BP             Bayernpartei

Solidarit�t    B�rgerrechtsbewegung Solidarit�t

BSA            Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter, deutsche Sektion der Vierten Internationale

LIGA           CHRISTLICHE LIGA Die Partei f�r das  Leben

CM             CHRISTLICHE MITTE F�r ein Deutschland nach Gottes Geboten

ZENTRUM        Deutsche Zentrumspartei

GRAUE          DIE GRAUEN - Graue Panther

NATURGESETZ    Die Naturgesetz-Partei, Aufbruch zu neuem Bewu�tsein

MLPD           Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei  Deutschlands

TIERSCHUTZ     Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz

�DP            �kologisch-Demokratische Partei

PBC            Partei Bibeltreuer Christen

PASS           Partei der Arbeitslosen und Sozial Schwachen

STATT Partei   STATT Partei Die Unabh�ngigen

                             TOP CANDIDATES 1994

CDU            Dr. Helmut Kohl

SPD            Rudolf Scharping

FDP            Dr. Klaus Kinkel

GR�NE         Joschka Fischer

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                        FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994

PARTY    Percentage of Vote            Gain/Loss (+/-)

CDU/CSU           41.4                        -2.4
SPD               36.4                        +2.9
FDP                6.9                        -4.1
Greens             7.3                        +3.5
PDS                4.4                        +2.0
Others             3.6                        -1.8

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                         DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS 1994

PARTY        No. of Seats

CDU                   244
CSU                    50
FDP                    47
SPD                   252
Greens                 49
PDS                    30

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                      Seats Through     Seats Through
        Total Seats      First Vote       Second Vote
                      (Direct Vote)      (Party List)
             change          change            change
         1994   1990     1994  1990      1994    1990

CDU       244    -24      177   -15        67      -9
CSU        50     -1       44    +1         6      -2
SPD       252    +13      103   +12       149      +1
FDP        47    -32        0    -1        47     -31
Greens     49    +41        0     0        49     +41
PDS        30    +13        4    +3        26     +10

TOTAL     672    +10      328     0       344     +10

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                    %  Change real numbers      Change
                        94-90                    94-90

eligible voters                 60,396,272    - 40,288
voters              79.1   1.3  47,743,597    +747,682
valid second vote   98.7  -0.2  47,104,576    +648,804
valid first vote    98.3  -0.2  46,949,115    +674,190
invalid second vote  1.3  +0.2     639,021    + 98,878
invalid first  vote  1.7  +0.2     794,482    + 73,492

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              DISTRIBUTION OF SECOND VOTE (VOTE VIA PARTY LIST)
                        (Parteianteile Zweitstimmen)

                %  Change   real numbers         Change
                    94-90                         94-90

CDU             34.2  -2.5    16,089,491     -  965,625
CSU              7.3  +0.2     3,427,128     +  124,148
SPD             36.4  +2.9    17,141,319     +1,595,953
FDP              6.9  -4.1     3,257,864     -1,865,369
Greens           7.3  +3.5     3,423,091     +1,634,891
PDS              4.4  +2.0     2,067,391     +  937,813
REP              1.9  -0.2       875,175     -  112,094
BP               0.1   0.0        42,458     +   11,143
GRAUE            0.5  -0.3       238,282     -  147,628
NATURGESETZ      0.2    -         73,208              -
TIERSCHUTZ       0.2    -         71,959              -
�DP             0.4   0.0       182,940     -   22,266
PBC              0.1    -         65,851              -
STATT Partei     0.1    -         63,257              -
Others             -   1.8             -        820,000

                  DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST VOTE (DIRECT VOTE)
                        (Parteianteile Erststimmen)

                %  Change   real numbers         Change
                    94-90                         94-90

CDU             37.2  -1.1    17,472,188     -  235,386
CSU              7.6  +0.2     3,657,591     +  233,687
SPD             38.3  +3.1    17,967,555     +1,687,575
FDP              3.3  -4.5     1,558,467     -2,036,668
Greens           6.5  +2.1     3,037,551     +  999,666
PDS              4.1  +1.8     1,921,612     +  872,367
REP              1.7   0.0       787,473     +   19,821
Graue            0.4  -0.1       178,306     -   40,106
�DP              0.4  -0.1       199,850     -   43,619
Others           0.1  -1.6        34,039     -  755,810

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      FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS IN THE L�NDER

TOTAL
                          CDU(1)   SPD   FDP Greens PDS
L�NDER
Schleswig-Holstein            10    10     2      2   -
Hamburg                        5     6     1      2   -
Lower Saxony                  28    28     5      5   1
Bremen                         2     3     -      1   -
North Rhine-Westphalia        58    66    12     11   1
Hesse                         20    19     4      5   1
Rhineland-Palatinate          15    14     2      2   -
Baden-Wuerttemberg            37    25     8      8   1
Bavaria                       50    29     6      6   1
Saarland                       4     5     -      -   -
Berlin                         9     9     2      3   4
Brandenburg                    6    12     1      -   4
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania  7     4     1      -   3
Saxony                        21     9     1      2   6
Saxony-Anhalt                 10     7     1      1   4
Thuringia                     12     6     1      1   4

TOTAL                        294   252    47     49  30
(1) in Bavaria: CSU

FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS FIRST VOTE (DIRECT VOTE)
                               (Direktmandate)

                          CDU(1)   SPD   FDP Greens PDS
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein             9     2     -      -   -
Hamburg                        1     6     -      -   -
Lower Saxony                  17    14     -      -   -
Bremen                         -     3     -      -   -
North Rhine-Westphalia        31    40     -      -   -
Hesse                         14     8     -      -   -
Rhineland-Palatinate          12     4     -      -   -
Baden-Wuerttemberg            37     -     -      -   -
Bavaria                       44     1     -      -   -
Saarland                       -     5     -      -   -
Berlin                         6     3     -      -   4
Brandenburg                    -    12     -      -   -
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania  7     2     -      -   -
Saxony                        21     -     -      -   -
Saxony-Anhalt                 10     3     -      -   -
Thuringia                     12     -     -      -   -

TOTAL                        221   103     -      -   4

(1) in Bavaria: CSU

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  FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS SECOND VOTE (VOTE VIA
                                 PARTY LIST)
                              (Listenmandate)

                          CDU(1)   SPD   FDP Greens PDS
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein             1     8     2      2   -
Hamburg                        4     -     1      2   -
Lower Saxony                  11    14     5      5   1
Bremen                         2     -     -      1   -
North Rhine-Westphalia        27    26    12     11   1
Hesse                          6    11     4      5   1
Rhineland-Palatinate           3    10     2      2   -
Baden-Wuerttemberg             -    25     8      8   1
Bavaria                        6    28     6      6   1
Saarland                       4     -     -      -   -
Berlin                         3     6     2      3   -
Brandenburg                    6     -     1      -   4
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania  -     2     1      -   3
Saxony                         -     9     1      2   6
Saxony-Anhalt                  -     4     1      1   4
Thuringia                      -     6     1      1   4

TOTAL                         73   149    47     49  26

(1) in Bavaria: CSU

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     FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 TURNOUT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOTES (%)

                          Turnout    CDU(1)    SPD
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein            81.0     41.5   39.6
Hamburg                       79.8     34.9   39.7
Lower Saxony                  81.9     41.3   40.6
Bremen                        78.6     30.2   45.5
North Rhine-Westphalia        81.9     38.0   43.1
Hesse                         82.4     40.7   37.2
Rhineland-Palatinate          82.3     43.8   39.4
Baden-Wuerttemberg            79.7     43.3   30.7
Bavaria                       77.0     51.2   29.6
Saarland                      83.5     37.2   48.8
Berlin                        78.7     31.4   34.0
Brandenburg                   71.8     28.1   45.0
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 73.0     38.5   28.8
Saxony                        72.0     48.0   24.3
Saxony-Anhalt                 70.6     38.8   33.4
Thuringia                     75.5     41.0   30.2

AREA
West w/Berlin west            80.6     42.1   37.5
East w/Berlin east            72.9     38.5   31.5

ELECTION RESULT               79.1     41.4   36.4

(1) in Bavaria: CSU

     FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 TURNOUT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOTES (%)

                                                    All.90/

                               FDP  GREENS   PDS  Other
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein             7.4     8.3   1.1    2.0
Hamburg                        7.2    12.6   2.2    3.3
Lower Saxony                   7.7     7.1   1.0    2.4
Bremen                         7.2    11.1   2.7    3.3
North Rhine-Westphalia         7.6     7.4   1.0    2.8
Hesse                          8.1     9.3   1.1    3.7
Rhineland-Palatinate           6.9     6.2   0.6    3.1
Baden-Wuerttemberg             9.9     9.6   0.8    5.7
Bavaria                        6.4     6.3   0.6    5.9
Saarland                       4.3     5.8   0.7    3.2
Berlin                         5.2    10.2  14.8    4.4
Brandenburg                    2.6     2.9  19.3    2.0
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania  3.4     3.6  23.6    2.1
Saxony                         3.8     4.8  16.7    2.4
Saxony-Anhalt                  4.1     3.6  18.0    2.1
Thuringia                      4.2     4.9  17.1    2.5

AREA
West w/Berlin west             7.7     7.9   1.0    3.9
East w/Berlin east             3.5     4.3  19.8    2.4

ELECTION RESULT                6.9     7.3   4.4    3.6

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                      PARTY STRONGHOLDS IN WEST GERMANY

CDU: Cloppenburg-Vechta, Biberach, Paderborn, Bitburg, Mittelems, Borken 2,
Odenwald-Tauber, Zollernalb- Sigmaringen, Ahrweiler, Hochsauerlandkreis,
Rottweil- Tuttlingen, Offenburg, Coesfeld-Steinfurt 1, Olpe-
Siegen-Wittgenstein 2, Berlin-Tempelhof

CSU: Rottal-lnn, Straubing, Bad Kissingen, Deggendorf, Weilheim, Altoetting,
Ostallgaeu, Donau-Ries, Ingolstadt, Passau, Amberg, Bamberg, Neu-Ulm,
Main-Spessart, Weiden

SPD: Duisburg 2, Herne, Essen 2, Dortmund 2, Gelsenkirchen 1, Oberhausen,
Gelsenkirchen 2 - Recklinghausen 3, Bottrop-Recklinghausen 4, Aurich- Emden,
Bochum 2 - Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 2, Bochum 1, Duisburg 1, Saarbr�cken 2,
Homburg, Saarbr�cken 1

FDP: Stuttgart 1, K�ln 2, Ludwigsburg, Waiblingen, N�rtingen, M�nchen-Land,
B�blingen, Bonn, Rheinisch- Bergischer Kreis 1, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 2, M�nster,
Mettmann 1, Wuppertal 1, Hamburg-Nord, Bremen-Ost

B�ndnis 90/Gr�ne: Berlin-Kreuzberg-Sch�neberg, Freiburg, Frankfurt/Main 3,
M�nchen-Mitte, Frankfurt/Main 2, Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, K�ln 1,
Stuttgart 1, M�nster, Berlin-Tiergarten- Wedding-Nord-Charlottenburg,
Heidelberg, Bremen-Ost, T�bingen, Dammstadt, Bremen-West

                      PARTY STRONGHOLDS IN EAST GERMANY

CDU: Bautzen-L�bau, Pirna-Sebnitz-Bischofswerda,
Dresden-Land-Freital-Dippoldiswalde, G�rlitz-Zittau- Niesky,
Freiberg-Brand-Erbisdorf-Fl�ha-Marienberg, Annaberg-Stollberg-Zschopau,
Meissen-Riesa-Grossenhain, Aue-Schwarzenberg-Klingenthal, Nordhausen-Worbis-
Heiligenstadt, D�beln-Grimma-Oschatz, Glauchau-
Rochlitz-Hohenstein-Ernstthal-Hainichen, Greifswald- Wolgast-Demmin,
Zwickau-Werdau, Reichenbach-Plauen- Auerbach-Oelsnitz,
Leipzig-Land-Borna-Geithain

SPD: Brandenburg-Rathenow-Belzig, Neuruppin-Kyritz-
Wittstock-Pritzwalk-Perleberg, Luckenwalde-Zossen-
J�terbog-K�nigswusterhausen, Oranienburg-Nauen,
Prenzlau-Angerm�nde-Schwedt-Templin-Gransee, Eberswalde-Bernau-Bad
Freienwalde, F�rstenwalde- Strausberg-Seelow, Potsdam, Frankfurt/Oder-
Eisenh�ttenstadt-Beeskow, Bad Liebenwerda-Finsterwalde-
Herzberg-L�bben-Luckau, Berlin-K�penick-Treptow,
Wismar-Gadebusch-Grevesm�hlen-Doberan-B�tzow, Berlin-
Hohensch�nhausen-Pankow-Weissensee, Berlin-Mitte- Penzlauer Berg,
Berlin-Friedrichshain-Lichtenberg

PDS: Berlin-Hellersdorf-Marzahn, Berlin-Friedrichshain- Lichtenberg,
Berlin-Hohensch�nhausen-Pankow-Weissensee, Berlin-Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg,
Berlin-K�penick-Treptow, Rostock, Potsdam, Schwerin-Hagenow, Neubrandenburg-
Altentreptow-Waren-R�bel, Stralsund-R�gen-Grimmen, Dresen 2,
Greifswald-Wolgast-Demmin, Franfur/Oder- Eisenh�ttenstadt-Beeskow,
Neustrelitz-Strasburg- Pasewalk-�ckerm�nde-Anklam, F�rstenwalde-Strausberg-
Seelow

FDP: Halle-Altstadt, Jena-Rudolstadt-Stadtroda, Halle-
Neustadt-Saalkreis-K�ten, Reichenbach-Plauen-Auerbach- �lsnitz,
Merseburg-Querfurt-Weissenfels, Weimar- Apolda-Erfurt-Land,
Dessau-Bitterfeld, Zeitz- Hohenm�hlsen-Naumburg-Nebra, Wittenberg-
Gr�fenhainichen-Jessen-Rosslau-Zerbst, Eisleben- Sangerhausen-Hettstedt,
Chemnitz 2-Chemnitz Land, Bernburg-Aschersleben-Quedlinburg, Chemnitz 1,
Harz und Vorharz Gebiet, Elbe-Havel Gebiet und Haldensleben- Wolmirstedt

Alliance 90/Greens: Berlin-Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg, Dresden 1, Dresden 2,
Berlin-Friedrichshain- Lichtenberg, Leipzig 2, Erfurt, Jena-Rudolstadt-
Stadtroda, Leipzig 1, Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen-Pankow- Weissensee,
Berlin-K�penick-Teptow, Rostock, Magdeburg, Berlin-Hellersdorf-Marzahn,
Potsdam, Frankfurt/Oder- Eisenh�ttenstadt-Beeskow

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 FEDERAL ELECTION RESULT 1994 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (WAHLKREISE) VOTER TURNOUT
                          AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
                  (WAHLBETEILIGUNG UND PARTEIANTEILE 1994)

                    Turnout      CDU/CSU       SPD

Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%)          74.0        41.8      32.4
average
(up to 81.61%)          80.0        41.1      37.5
high
(up to 87.07%)          83.2        41.5      38.9

ELECTION RESULTS        79.1        41.4      36.4
(Wahlergebnis)

 FEDERAL ELECTION RESULT 1994 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (WAHLKREISE) VOTER TURNOUT
                          AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
                  (WAHLBETEILIGUNG UND PARTEIANTEILE 1994)

                           All. 90/
                     FDP     GREENS     PDS   Others
Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%)         4.9      5.9    11.2      3.8
average
(up to 81.61%)         7.6      8.0     1.7      4.1
high
(up to 87.07%)         8.0      7.7     0.9      3.0

ELECTION RESULTS       6.9      7.3     4.4      3.6
WAHLERGEBNIS

            FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 COMPARISON TO 1990 IN %
                    (DIFFERENZ ZU 1990 IN PROZENTPUNKTEN)

                   Turnout  CDU/CSU     SPD
Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%)        +0.0     -2.3    +5.2
average
(up to 81.61%)        +2.1     -2.6    +1.9
high
(up to 87.07%)        +1.7     -2.2    +1.6

TOTAL                 +1.3     -2.4    +2.9

            FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 COMPARISON TO 1990 IN %
                   (DIFFERENZ ZU 1990 IN PROZENTPUNKTEN)

                            All.90/
                       FDP   GREENS     PDS   Others
Turnout 1994
low                   -6.5     +0.2    +4.8     -1.4
(up to 77.60%)
average               -2.9     +3.1    +0.9     -0.4
(up to 81.61%)
high                  -3.1     +3.2    +0.6     -0.1
(up to 87.07%)

TOTAL                 -4.1     +2.2    +2.0     -0.6

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             FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 SPLITTING OF THE VOTE
                             (Stimmensplitting)

Exit poll question: Which party did you vote for with your second vote?

First Vote (%)
Total CDU/CSU SPD

Second Vote:


CDU/CSU               41.6     86.0     2.7
SPD                   36.4      2.8    85.9
FDP                    6.9      8.2     1.8
Greens                 7.3      1.1     6.3
PDS                    4.4      0.3     1.9
Others                 3.4      1.6     1.4

First Vote (%)

                      FDP    GREENS     PDS   Others
Second Vote:
CDU/CSU               18.6      5.5     1.6      8.8
SPD                    8.1     19.3    10.1      7.4
FDP                   69.1      2.5     0.8      2.4
Greens                 1.6     66.4     2.9      4.3
PDS                    0.9      3.1    81.1      2.3
Others                 1.7      3.2     3.5     74.8

             FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 SPLITTING OF THE VOTE
                             (Stimmensplitting)

Exit poll question: Which candidate did you select with your first vote?

Second Vote (%)

Total CDU/CSU SPD

First Vote:


CDU/CSU Candidate     45.7     94.6     3.5
SPD Candidate         38.5      2.5    90.9
FDP Candidate          3.2      1.4     0.7
Green Candidate        6.2      0.8     3.3
PDS Candidate          4.0      0.2     1.1
Other Candidate        2.4      0.5     0.5

Second Vote (%)

                       FDP   GREENS     PDS   Others
First Vote:
CDU/CSU Candidate     54.6      6.7     3.3     21.6
SPD Candidate          9.9     33.2    16.7     15.1
FDP Candidate         31.9      0.7     0.6      1.6
Greens Candidate       2.3     56.4     4.4      5.8
PDS Candidate          0.5      1.6    73.8      4.1
Other Candidate        0.8      1.4     1.2     51.8

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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 BALLOTS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL GROUPS SECOND VOTE
                           (VOTE VIA PARTY LIST)

                CDU         SPD         FDP
TOTAL          41.4        36.4         6.9

GENDER
males          40.6        36.1         7.5
females        42.2        35.9         6.6

AGE GROUP
18-24          33.2        34.6         6.3
25-34          32.1        39.4         5.3
35-44          36.8        37.7         6.6
45-59          44.5        36.7         7.8
60+            49.7        34.3         7.5

AGE & GENDER
18-24 males    35.0        32.7         6.7
18-24 females  30.8        36.5         6.2
25-34 males    34.9        36.7         5.7
25-34 females  29.1        42.5         4.9
35-44 males    35.7        39.2         7.0
35-44 females  37.6        35.9         6.4
45-59 males    44.2        36.4         8.7
45-59 females  45.3        35.9         7.2
60+ males      47.7        34.7         8.4
60+ females    52.6        32.2         7.2

                CDU         SPD         FDP

EMPLOYMENT
employed       39.1        36.6         7.2
retirees       48.9        35.7         6.5
trainees       28.8        32.9         6.8
unemployed     30.7        42.4         3.7

OCCUPATION
blue-collar    36.9        45.3         3.5
employee       38.4        36.4         7.5
civil servant  42.7        32.9         8.0
self-employed  52.2        17.5        14.9
farmer         64.3        14.0         8.6

union member   30.0        49.5         3.4
non-member     43.7        32.5         8.0

BLUE-COLLAR\
UNION MEMBER
union member   29.5        54.8         2.2
non-member     40.9        39.3         4.5

EMPLOYEE/
UNION MEMBER
union member   28.0        46.0         4.2
non-member     40.6        34.0         8.3

                        FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994
                     BALLOTS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL GROUPS
                        SECOND VOTE (VIA PARTY LIST)

             GREENS         PDS       Other
TOTAL           7.3         4.4         3.6

GENDER
males           7.0         4.6         4.2
females         8.2         4.2         2.9

AGE GROUP
18-24          14.2         5.1         6.6
25-34          12.7         5.5         5.0
35-44          10.5         5.2         3.2
45-59           4.3         4.0         2.7
60+             2.5         3.3         2.7

AGE & GENDER
18-24 males    12.9         4.8         7.9
18-24 females  15.8         5.5         5.2
25-34 males    11.5         5.2         6.0
25-34 females  14.2         5.6         3.7
35-44 males     9.5         5.0         3.6
35-44 females  12.0         5.1         3.0
45-59 males     3.9         3.9         2.9
45-59 females   5.0         4.3         2.3
60+ males       1.9         4.2         3.1
60+ females     3.2         2.6         2.2

             GREENS         PDS       Other

EMPLOYMENT
employed        8.2         4.7         4.2
retirees        2.6         3.9         2.4
trainees       20.9         6.0         4.6
unemployed      6.8        12.0         4.4

OCCUPATION
blue-collar     4.7         4.7         4.9
employee        8.8         5.8         3.1
civil servant  10.9         2.6         2.9
self-employed   7.7         3.4         4.3
farmer          4.3         2.7         6.1

union member    7.0         6.3         3.8
non-member      8.0         4.1         3.7

BLUE-COLLAR\
UNION MEMBER
union member    4.3         4.7         4.5
non-member      5.2         4.9         5.2

EMPLOYEE/
UNION MEMBER
union member    8.8         9.6         3.4
non-member      9.0         5.0         3.1

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                    THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IN GERMANY

ISSUE                    Percentage

Unemployment                     66
Asylum Seekers/Immigration       17
Law and Order                    11
Environment                      10
Housing                          10

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                        POPULARITY OF TOP CANDIDATE

                         Percentage
KOHL
Total Respondents                49
Supporters of the CDU/CSU        94

SCHARPING
Total Respondents                44
Supporters of the SPD            87

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                 GREATER COMPETENCE IN THE REALM OF POLITICS

                       CDU/CSU            SPD
                    Government     Government
ISSUE

Economy                     37             22
Unemployment                24             33
Asylum Seekers/Immigration  31             29
Law and Order               25             16
Environment                 13             38
Housing                     17             42

SOURCE: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V., Mannheim
Translation: AICGSDOC
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